The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 2111
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
8:10 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2332
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 149.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.62° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.90° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.